The Royal Oak (Swallowcliffe, England)

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Coordinates: 51°02′36″N 2°03′06″W / 51.043328°N 2.051669°W / 51.043328; -2.051669

The Royal Oak is a pub located near Common Lane street in Swallowcliffe, England. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

Royal Oak in 2009

History

The date of building's original construction is unknown, though one of the chimney stacks bears the year 1705, and it is known that the building was used as a tannery by 1707. Between years 1852 and 1858 The Royal Oak pub opened for the first time.[2]

The Royal Oak pub was listed as a Grade II building on January 6, 1966.[1]

The pub had to close in 2007, and in 2012 locals fought off a planning application to turn the building into a house. After that, in 2015, local investors had bought the pub, and after an extensive rennovation project it was reopened again.[2][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Royal Oak, Historic England.
  2. 2.0 2.1 History of The Royal Oak, royaloakswallowcliffe.com.
  3. James May buys 'half' of Royal Oak in Swallowcliffe, BBC News.